Foreign portfolio investment on the Nigerian Exchange Limited rose in May, climbing by 88.54 per cent to N118.91bn from N63.07bn recorded in April 2025.
This is according to the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment Report published by Nigerian Exchange Limited, which showed that both foreign inflows and outflows increased during the period under review.
The report stated that foreign inflows stood at N66.11bn in May, up from N26.64bn in April, while outflows increased to N52.80bn from N36.43bn in the previous month.
Total transactions on the NGX in May amounted to N700.50bn, representing a 45.32 per cent increase compared to N482.04bn recorded in April 2025.
The May figure also reflected a 97.11 per cent increase from N355.38bn posted in the same month of 2024.
Domestic investors continued to dominate trading activity on the exchange, accounting for N581.59bn or 83.02 per cent of the total transaction value in May, while foreign investors contributed N118.91bn or 16.98 per cent. Retail investors drove the domestic market, outperforming institutional investors during the month.
